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188 BCE

188 BCE in world history: 3 events and 1 birth. 339 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Apamea

    The Treaty of Apamea was the peace settlement of 188 BCE between Rome and the Seleucid king Antiochus III after his defeat at the Battle of Magnesia.

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In the profiles

  • RhodesThe Treaty of Apamea gives Rhodes Lycia and much of Caria

Wars and longer events

Born in 188 BCE 1

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). 188 BCE. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/188-bce
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